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by rou
Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:04 am
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: bonding old foundations to new foundations
Replies: 1
Views: 10250

you need to drill holes to the existing foundation at place, depth and diameter specified, fill the with epoxy resins and add the steel bar. Those bar will the be casted into the new concrete foundation connecting it to the existing. There are very specific details of how and where they need to be i...
by rou
Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:46 am
Forum: Self Build Problems Forum
Topic: stud wall
Replies: 2
Views: 5240

You need to build the wall of a joist and preferable you need to add an additional joist and bolt it to the existing.
The floor boards are not designed to take the partition load and a signle joist could cause the wall to crack specially if it is plastered.
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